大唐內典錄 10.39

10.39

高僧傳云。宋元初中有黃龍沙彌曇無竭者。誦觀音經淨修苦行。與諸徒屬二十五人。往尋佛國。備經荒險貞志彌堅。既達天竺舍衛。路逢山象一群。竭齎經誦念稱名歸命。有師子從林中出。象驚奔走。復有野牛一群。鳴吼而來。將欲加害。竭又如初歸命。有大鷲飛來。牛便驚散。遂得剋免。

The Biographies of Eminent Monks states: In the early Song [dynasty] of the Yuan[jia] era, there was the novice monk Dharmodgata of Huanglong. He recited the Guanyin-sūtra and purely cultivated ascetic practices. Together with twenty-five disciples, he went in search of the Buddha's realm. He traversed completely barren and perilous lands, yet his pure resolve grew ever firmer. Upon reaching Śrāvastī in India, they encountered a herd of mountain elephants on the road. Dharmodgata held the sūtra, recited, invoked [the Bodhisattva's] name, and took refuge. A lion emerged from the forest, and the elephants fled in terror. Then there was a herd of wild oxen that came roaring, about to do harm. Dharmodgata again took refuge as before. A great vulture flew in, and the oxen scattered in panic. Thus they managed to escape.